Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias

The treaties of Bartolomé de las Casas are arguments in favor of the Indians; the best known of these, Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias , was not published until 1552. Along with passages like the above, with passionate descriptions of the New World, Bartolomé de las Casas reflects on the Conquest and its aftermath.